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protestors say their fears in thailand, the philippines and malaysia have better living standards. in athens, it's business at usual, organized strikes to public services, including. transportation and riot police gearing up for clashes with demonstrators. >> in turkey, demonstrators clashing with police, protestors want to hold their may day rallies there but the government banned protests in the square. we have more. >> demonstrators and police have clashed in several neighborhoods, demonstrators tried to march to the square. the please prevented them using tear gas and water cannon. the government is preventing unions from using the square as a venue for the may day rally and provided an alternative venue. it cited security concerns. according to the union, it is their right to demonstrate whenever and wherever they want. this is really part of an ongoing political struggle in this country, divisions within turkish society. this is not just about a may day rally. the government does have its critics, it was democratically elected. it won the elections. critics argue it is abusin
protestors say their fears in thailand, the philippines and malaysia have better living standards. in athens, it's business at usual, organized strikes to public services, including. transportation and riot police gearing up for clashes with demonstrators. >> in turkey, demonstrators clashing with police, protestors want to hold their may day rallies there but the government banned protests in the square. we have more. >> demonstrators and police have clashed in several...
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is wrapping up a week long tour have asia, returning home today after visiting japan, south korea, malaysia and the philippines. at the start of his term, president obama said he would make strengthening relationships with asian allies a top priority. it's been an uphill battle. >> president obama went to asia for more than just fancy food and banquets, but he sure was toasted a lot. still, what he wanted on his first stop was a trade deal with japan. after frantic meetings, he left full, but empty handed. >> why did it not happen? in part because of opposition to the treaty from inside japan. agriculture is highly protected in japan, but there are other examples, automobiles and so fort. real limitations, political limitations on the prime minister. >> that could signal long delays or the eventual death of the agreement which president obama hoped would shape his legacy, a big part of his much talked about pivot to asia. japanese officials seemed to get what they wanted, the president talking about islands disputed by japan and china. >> the treaty covers all territories administered by ja
is wrapping up a week long tour have asia, returning home today after visiting japan, south korea, malaysia and the philippines. at the start of his term, president obama said he would make strengthening relationships with asian allies a top priority. it's been an uphill battle. >> president obama went to asia for more than just fancy food and banquets, but he sure was toasted a lot. still, what he wanted on his first stop was a trade deal with japan. after frantic meetings, he left full,...
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philippines, the fourth stop on the asian tour, the white house did consider the last two stops in malaysia and philippines a success. this is part of the pivot president obama announced three years ago. a lot of people have had skepticism about the white house and president obama's commitment to that. they feel that this is a success and cap stone of the trip. a lot of the details here have yet to be announced, yet to be worked out. what we do know is that american troops for the first time in some 25 years, since the end of the cold war and since the united closed two massive bases here in the philippines, clark and subic bay, american troops are going to be rotating in a understand out. there's sensitivity of the presence of american troops on philippine soil. they're going to be on existing philippine bases. where they're going to be, how many, what theirporture is on the bases all has to be determined. president obama talking about fighting piracy, talking about regional security, certainly enhances the stability of the region, but make no mistake, the question of china and their aggre
philippines, the fourth stop on the asian tour, the white house did consider the last two stops in malaysia and philippines a success. this is part of the pivot president obama announced three years ago. a lot of people have had skepticism about the white house and president obama's commitment to that. they feel that this is a success and cap stone of the trip. a lot of the details here have yet to be announced, yet to be worked out. what we do know is that american troops for the first time in...
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. >>> australia prime minister says it's highly unlikely any day brief from the missing malaysia plane will be found on the ocean surface and 370 has been missing since march 8 with 239 people on board and they are heading up the search operation focusing on this part of the ocean northwest of perth. leading opposition party in macedonia says it will not accept results of this weekend's election and votes are still being counted but conservative party is claiming a double victory in parliamentary and presidential elections and john reports. >> reporter: there was a celebrity mood at the election headquarters. his party, the right wing party was elected to a third, four-year term and his choice of president ushered in for a second term as well. but the social democrat opposition says this result was too good to be believed. >> translator: the citizens of macedonia are cheated and there are no conditions for basic electoral process which was conducted in an uncivilized manner and at the same time the constitutional right of the citizen was usurped. the social democratic union of macedoni
. >>> australia prime minister says it's highly unlikely any day brief from the missing malaysia plane will be found on the ocean surface and 370 has been missing since march 8 with 239 people on board and they are heading up the search operation focusing on this part of the ocean northwest of perth. leading opposition party in macedonia says it will not accept results of this weekend's election and votes are still being counted but conservative party is claiming a double victory in...
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malaysia, he raced many issues he could have gone much further. there needs to be more pressure on the philippines military to end human rights abuses including extra judicial executions. >> do you think this should be a priority for president as he visits this region? >> well, certainly. i mean there's very major problems in all these countries that he's visiting. you know if we look at for instance the situation in malaysia, unfortunately he failed to meet with parliamentarparliamentleader an. we have seen the surge of killing of journalists, 26 journalists have been killed since president aquino has taken power. and many of these case he have been unresolved. it is clear there are some major issues that needs to be addressed. and president obama needs to raise these publicly and privately. >> also you could see where this could be a delicate subject for these host countries. when the president visits the philippines, how much difference do you think president obama can make? >> well, he can make a great deal of difference here. i mean, this is
malaysia, he raced many issues he could have gone much further. there needs to be more pressure on the philippines military to end human rights abuses including extra judicial executions. >> do you think this should be a priority for president as he visits this region? >> well, certainly. i mean there's very major problems in all these countries that he's visiting. you know if we look at for instance the situation in malaysia, unfortunately he failed to meet with...
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and malaysia threatened sanctions on broad sections. some in europe are baulking. on sunday president obama said the u.s. will not go it alone the. >> we'll be in a stronger position to deter mr vladimir putin, when he sees the world is unified and the united states and europe, rather than this is just a u.s.-russian conflict. >>> preparing for another round of elections in iraq - the political corruption some candidates say they are fighting to end. we discussion in the sunday segment "the week ahead", r >>> we are glad you are watching al jazeera america. here are the top stories - while the n.b.a. play-offs got under way, anger is growing over alleged racist remarks by clippers' owner donald sterling. n.b.a. will vesket. >>> pro-ukrainian and pro-russian forces clash. germany is condemning the holding of eight militias, and three captured ukrainian special forces officers. >>> the catholic church marked an historic occasion - popes john xxiii and john paul ii were named saints at the vatican. thousands travel to italy to celebrate the dual canonization. >>> it'
and malaysia threatened sanctions on broad sections. some in europe are baulking. on sunday president obama said the u.s. will not go it alone the. >> we'll be in a stronger position to deter mr vladimir putin, when he sees the world is unified and the united states and europe, rather than this is just a u.s.-russian conflict. >>> preparing for another round of elections in iraq - the political corruption some candidates say they are fighting to end. we discussion in the sunday...
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today, met with the prime minister and defended malaysia's fruitless efforts to find missing flight 370. mike viqueira has the story >> reporter: after weeks of criticism and suspicion that he and his government haven'shared all they know in the search for missing flight 370, the prime minister got a public boost from president obama? >> the united states and other it countries have found the malaidsian government eager for assistance, have been fully forthcoming with us in terms of the information they have. >>. ajib's government is under fire for human rights' record with charges of systematic abuse by police and government targeting of basis. president obama defended najib and his. ? >> the fact i haven't met with mr. amwar is not i candictive of our lack of concern. there are a lot of people i don't meet with and opposition leaders i don't meet with. >> he will send susan rice to meet with amwar. najib insists he has pushed through reform. >> you should not under estimate or diminish whatever we have done. >> as it has throughout his trip, the crisis in ukraine hung over the preside
today, met with the prime minister and defended malaysia's fruitless efforts to find missing flight 370. mike viqueira has the story >> reporter: after weeks of criticism and suspicion that he and his government haven'shared all they know in the search for missing flight 370, the prime minister got a public boost from president obama? >> the united states and other it countries have found the malaidsian government eager for assistance, have been fully forthcoming with us in terms of...
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the other issue is malaysia's human rights record. civil liebt groups point to a wide range of concerns to police to what they say is a biased judiciary. the opposition leader may yet again be imprisoned for sodomy, a charge he and rights groups say is politically motivated. the u.s. president said he raised the issue with the malaysian prime minister. >> president obama and i are both equally concerned about civil liberties as a principle. as you know, when i came to office in 2009, i introduced a slew of reforms. >> reporter: both leaders acknowledge that there is still work to be done on the front, but this trip was primarily to underscore the importance of the region to the u.s., and it was a point he stressed once again at a town hall meeting with young leaders from southeast asia's couldn'ts. . >>> we're approaching the midway point on this "news hour." when we come back, south africans celebrate 20 years of democracy since the first post-apartheid vote. we'll ask if the promises have been fulfilled. >>> on patrol in pakistan. w
the other issue is malaysia's human rights record. civil liebt groups point to a wide range of concerns to police to what they say is a biased judiciary. the opposition leader may yet again be imprisoned for sodomy, a charge he and rights groups say is politically motivated. the u.s. president said he raised the issue with the malaysian prime minister. >> president obama and i are both equally concerned about civil liberties as a principle. as you know, when i came to office in 2009, i...
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-malaysia relations were not near the top of the agenda. one of the more interesting, ironic parts of the visit is it was supposed to be shorter, by six months. president obama put off a visit to malaysia because of the government shutdown. he had to survey home and wrangle with republicans. why is the white house trying to emphasise the relationship. the pivot or rebalance to asia, malaysia, the president pushing the trade pack, the trans-pacific partnership. malaysia is in on those relations. significantly, the rising power and influence in china. economic and militarily. the president insisting that he's not trying to contain china, but maintain and form closer ties with many of the countries in this region. it was interesting. the president comes to malaysia, there's a lot of pomp and ceremony. there's a pal over the country as the airliner is still missing. what was very interesting is president obama took the opportunity to defend prime minister naj eeb. there is criticism that the government was inept and not sharing a lot of informa
-malaysia relations were not near the top of the agenda. one of the more interesting, ironic parts of the visit is it was supposed to be shorter, by six months. president obama put off a visit to malaysia because of the government shutdown. he had to survey home and wrangle with republicans. why is the white house trying to emphasise the relationship. the pivot or rebalance to asia, malaysia, the president pushing the trade pack, the trans-pacific partnership. malaysia is in on those relations....
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he is in a bilateral meeting with prime minister najib of malaysia. later, he hosts a town hall with youths from around kuala lumpur, a conference with the prime minister, jonathan >> mike, he was also scheduled earlier. why did that not happen? >> reporter: it's interesting. he is sending his national security secretary susan rice to do it. ibrahimovic has been arrested twice on what many considered to be trumped up charges, human rights watch, the international human rights organization has released a scathing criticism of some aspects of malaysian society, discrimination against gay people and there is some controversy about that. one of the president's top advisors was asked this by a reporter recently, that president obama proceed democracy advocate and pro-nation this evening >> obviously, he is in asia. the focus is asia but he cannot get away from talk about ukraine. so, how much of that is a concern, and what are his next steps for ukraine? >> well, you put your finger right on it. the malaysians want to talk about trade and teartorial region
he is in a bilateral meeting with prime minister najib of malaysia. later, he hosts a town hall with youths from around kuala lumpur, a conference with the prime minister, jonathan >> mike, he was also scheduled earlier. why did that not happen? >> reporter: it's interesting. he is sending his national security secretary susan rice to do it. ibrahimovic has been arrested twice on what many considered to be trumped up charges, human rights watch, the international human rights...
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president barack obama has arrived in malaysia on the third leg of his asian tour. he is the first american leader to visit the country in nearly 50 years. his visit aims to rebalance u.s. attention towards the strategic asia pacific region and to push a regional trade agreement. the world's first permanent museum dedicated to the 1989 tiananmen square protest has opened in hong kong. discussion of the violent military crackdown is banned in mainland china. it's hoped the new facility might educate many who don't know about the event. a report from hong kong >> reporter: with a rip of a copy of china, newspaper dated 25 years ago, the museum is declared open. >> it's designed as a maze and takes the visitor through the events leading up to the june 4th crackdown by the military in which student protesters were killed. at just 75 square meters, it's one of the smallest museums around but organizers expect it to have a big impact. >> we are targeting the younger generation that are born after the june 4th massacre so they can come and experience what we have experienc
president barack obama has arrived in malaysia on the third leg of his asian tour. he is the first american leader to visit the country in nearly 50 years. his visit aims to rebalance u.s. attention towards the strategic asia pacific region and to push a regional trade agreement. the world's first permanent museum dedicated to the 1989 tiananmen square protest has opened in hong kong. discussion of the violent military crackdown is banned in mainland china. it's hoped the new facility might...
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out of the four countries visiting malaysia is the only one that is not an american al ally. >> it's been identified in the defense review as a strategic partner. obama is making up for lost time. he was due to speak last october at a major economic conference. so by coming there and everybody is mentioning it's the first visit since lyndon bane johnson in 1996, the context is that they played is softly, softly, quiet, quiet defense role allowing it to creep upwards because of problems in the south china sea. >> youyou're watching the new h. coming up, starving in sudan. plus concern in russian hospitals as the government considers banning foreign medical equipment needed to keep patients alive. and in sport, celebrating the life of tito villanova. >> south sudan is facing one of the worst food crisis in recent years despite having the largest largest. south sudan roughly the size of france, 60% of its roads become unusable in the rainy season. it needs 1.3 million tons of food but produces only 900,000. it costs $1,300 to drop one ton of food. that's four times the value of the good
out of the four countries visiting malaysia is the only one that is not an american al ally. >> it's been identified in the defense review as a strategic partner. obama is making up for lost time. he was due to speak last october at a major economic conference. so by coming there and everybody is mentioning it's the first visit since lyndon bane johnson in 1996, the context is that they played is softly, softly, quiet, quiet defense role allowing it to creep upwards because of problems in...
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south korea was the second stop on obama's week-long tour of asia, and is on route to malaysia. >> harry fawcett has more from the south korean capital, seoul. >> well, this was the first joint visit by u.s. and south korean leader to the combined forces command in seoul, pretty much the headquarters of the military alints between u.s. and -- alliance between u.s. and south korean forces and where the conflict will be directed from as far as the southern side is concerned. it's no coincidence because a key agreement that president obama reached with president park geun-hye was to reconsider the timing of the handover of what's known as operational control in the event of a conflict on the korean peninsula, which is due to transition to the south korean forces by the end of 2015. south korea wants to delay that, seen as an indication of the level of the security situation on the peninsula, as north korea pursues nuclear weapons. president obama spoke about that in his speech to u.s. forces here, saying that anybody can brandish a missile. what shows true strength is to open the political
south korea was the second stop on obama's week-long tour of asia, and is on route to malaysia. >> harry fawcett has more from the south korean capital, seoul. >> well, this was the first joint visit by u.s. and south korean leader to the combined forces command in seoul, pretty much the headquarters of the military alints between u.s. and -- alliance between u.s. and south korean forces and where the conflict will be directed from as far as the southern side is concerned. it's no...
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the president's next stop malaysia. while there mr. obama will meet with the country's prime minister, visit the national mosque and meet with young leaders from local university. >>> vatican is gearing up for a big weekend. two catholic popes will be canonized. >>> now in california rain is offering little hope for farmers affected by severe drought. scientists are concerned the severe conditions could have a lasting effects. jacob ward reports. >>> the national climatic data center says not only is the entire state under a condition of drought but at least 25% of the state from where i am, south is in a case of exceptional drought. here the bridge that runs through the center of town is pretty much entirely exposed. and on the other side there is a dam here that should be a rushirus rushing torrent of water and is instead exposed to the air. until about a half hour ago it was absolutely hammering rain today, but it would require doing that for another 30 days, an almost biblical amount of rain to restore the reserves. right now the m
the president's next stop malaysia. while there mr. obama will meet with the country's prime minister, visit the national mosque and meet with young leaders from local university. >>> vatican is gearing up for a big weekend. two catholic popes will be canonized. >>> now in california rain is offering little hope for farmers affected by severe drought. scientists are concerned the severe conditions could have a lasting effects. jacob ward reports. >>> the national...